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Estuary LIVE DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://www.estuarylive.org/index.htm
From DLESE Community Collection (DCC)
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The Estuary LIVE site provides interactive virtual field trips to estuaries. The site contains an online registration form and schedules of broadcasts. There are also lesson plans such as: Estuarine Habitats, Marsh Mystery Water, Estuary Bird Study, and Down the Drain. The reference section contains photographs and movies to use in multimedia projects; shark and hurricane facts; information on National Estuaries Day; and field guides.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • College (13-14)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Case study
    • Curriculum
    • Field trip - virtual
    • Guide for field trip
    • Guide for instructor
  • Visual:
    • Photograph
    • Video
    • Webcast
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
  • Services:
    • Ask an expert
Subject:
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Environmental science
  • Hydrology
Technical requirements:
Windows Media Player and Real Media Player needed for the virtual field trips.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
EstuaryLIVE is a joint project of Marine Grafics and NCNERR. This website is solely owned by Marine Grafics and, for purposes of copyright, was registered by Marine Grafics on Sept. 13, 1999. Marine Grafics is a privately held company, working in concert with education, government and private enterprise in support of the environment. For information contact webmaster.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-004-740
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • C - Life science:
        • Organisms and environments
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Changes in earth and sky
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Understanding about sci. / tech.
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Changes in environments
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Science as a human endeavor
    • 5-8:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understanding about scientific inquiry
      • C - Life science:
        • Diversity and adaptations of organisms
        • Population and ecosystems
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Abilities of technological design
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Populations, resources, environments
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Science as a human endeavor
    • 9-12:
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understandings about scientific inquiry
      • C - Life science:
        • Interdependence of organisms
      • E - Science and technology:
        • Understandings about science and technology
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Environmental quality
        • Natural resources
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Science as a human endeavor
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Environment and society:
      • How human actions modify the physical env.
      • How physical systems affect human systems
    • Physical systems:
      • The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface
    • Places and regions:
      • The physical and human characteristics of places
    • The world in spatial terms:
      • How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Marine Grafics